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Sunday, November 30, 2008
A Walk Around the Neighborhood
In a lame attempt to stave of the effects of holiday eating, I'm trying to regain my resolve to walk. The neighborhood seems to be mostly ultra-green, the result of more rain. The colors are mostly white, yellow and orange, with a scattering of red.
I don't know what all the orange berries are. The Hawaiian "holly" is in bloom. The camellia appears to be a hybrid and may be an anomaly as it seems to be two flowers stuck together. I hope the baby birds grew up and flew before the nest blew out of the tree. One of these days I hope to get a good picture of the lehua. Reds are a challenge to photograph, especially when the wind is blowing. As this flower is not in my yard I don't fell entitled to pick it.
I've added a few new stitch markers and Snowball the cat to the shop. Snowball is sporting the Christmas hat. I modified fuzzymittens wee tree pattern for the hat. Now all the Totoros want one, too.
Cast on 30 stitches. Do 3-5 rows of K1P1 ribbing in white fluffy worsted, then change to main color and begin the decreases like her pattern. Add a few knit rows to make the hat longer in between the decrease rows, and add a last K2tog around last row before threading through the tail and pulling up. Add a pompom.
You might as well knit a bunch of wee trees, too. I know I am!
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6 comments:
I really admire your determination to walk! I wish that I had such willpower.
Snowball is so adorable! I'm sure she won't be sticking around for long.
I swear I am not going to buy that cat. She sure is cute though...
You go girl! Walking is a great way to get your okole moving.
What a great mosaic of your neighborhood! I know when I go back to HI, I HAVE to exercise because I am going to eat sooooo much! But I usually get really lazy too, so I am counting on you to be my motivation! :)
Love the photo collage!
You know, if you pick lehua, going rain, yeah?
Seeing all the photos makes me so homesick! I'm so glad you posted them though... gives me a touch of home while I'm freezing here on da mainland!
Thanks for your comment on my blog. It's so sad to lose a pet. This little cat made me smile. Snowball reminded me of Sweetie. Very cute!
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